63 body fiberglass color

[Todd L.]

Hey guys,

I have a friend with a vin # in the 16,000 range and he is trying to verify what color the fiberglass should be for his body. The manual states there was off white until approximately vin 11,000 then a transition to gray. Does anyone know what vin range these cars would have been only gray?

[Harry S.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

Hey guys,

I have a friend with a vin # in the 16,000 range and he is trying to verify what color the fiberglass should be for his body. The manual states there was off white until approximately vin 11,000 then a transition to gray. Does anyone know what vin range these cars would have been only gray?

On my April 20th 63 (1335X) convertible the only glass that was white was the deck. All gray for a 16000 car is probably a good bet.

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[Todd L.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

Thanks Harry!

[Bob R.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

To add to what Harry said my 63 vin 15xxx has all gray. My friend has vin 10xxx and his car is all white.

[Todd L.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

Thanks for the help Bob

[Edward J.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

Todd, I remember someone here on the TDB saying the had a 65 with a white panel or two, there is likely no reason to explain why this can happen. If you know the bonding process of bonding panels, it should be a easy tell-tell.

[Duke W.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

My SWC, sequence no. a little under 11,000 has a mix of gray and beige.

Duke

[John D.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

My9900 car all white. My 19400 car was grayish.

[Joe R.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

63 Roadster 11,8XX was all White Glass!

JR

[Joseph S.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

I have stripped a bunch of 63-67 cars to bare glass over the years. I'm sure there are some members here who have stripped more than me though.

The earliest change from BONE/BEIGE to LIGHT GRAY glass was the upper surround in 63. About 8800 to 9000. Then additional panels began to appear. I have seen some 63 Coupes with Lt Gray lower door skins and Bone upper skins. Also the opposite.

The latest I've seen a BONE/BEIGE fiberglass panel is the convertible deck panel on a very late production 65 car. 24,000 range. I've seen a few 64 & 65 Cars with BONE/BEIGE panels. all in odd areas. 1 parking light panel. Deck lid only. 1 door. Tail panel.

All these were factory applied, no crash damaged repairs.

[Michael G.]

[Mark F.]

Re: 63 body fiberglass color

Interesting string here...

As far as I know, Molded Fiber Glass Co (MFG) of Ashtabula, Ohio was the only supplier of body panels for Corvettes in this timeframe, right?

So it must be they may have had multiple suppliers of the resin/hardener systems that caused the different colors?

https://www.moldedfiberglass.com/about-us/history/corvette-story/